This kind of code release from MS is going to get orders of magnitude more auditing than Linux did. WinNT/2K will get up into the big leagues with OpenBSD as far as having been through a code security audit.
Sure, but who will audit the auditors? Where's their accountability? I certain some well meaning Microsoft supporters will tell the company of bugs (best be sure they don't reward you with some jail time), but I expect most won't be publicly revealed. This is the kind of thing, if it's backed up, and it looks like it is, which will get big press and do billions of dollars damage to Microsoft stock. How do you suppose they will handle damage control?
But I wonder how patches will be handled?
Oh, the usual way, as attachements to email with forged addresses sent from zombies.
On a related note, Microsoft is reporting the number of bugs in Linux to have surged in recent weeks, thus proving Intellectual Property theft.
Seriously, the previous article lambasting open source for being vulnerable is nothing when compared to eyes backed with malicious intent poring over Windows source code for new exploits. So much for security through ignorance.
We need a new term for this kind of journalistic troll.
Why new name? 'Charleton', 'Fraud' or 'Pighead' seem to fit.
Back in the 30's and 40's Time and Life Magazine publisher, Harry Luce, overlooked the realities of Chaing kai-Shek's brutal regime in China, choosing to believe Chiang was a christian and a good leader, while Mao was a monster backed by the godless communists of Moscow. Luce's publications were the word. Too bad he had it wrong and couldn't see it. This guy is about as blind to reality.
I find this to be amusing and all, however pretty pointless. These strips take almost a full two seconds to register a full change. Spikes in usage (good to know sometimes) will be completely missed. Plus I am willing to bet you need to recalibrate it often if your room temp changes by more than a few degrees.
So.. what's stopping you from putting up a really cool analog meter. I bet that could look pretty retro trick if done right with a decent meter, you could probably pick up at a local hamfest (it is hamfest season, isn't it?:-)
I think watching a needle swing back and forth would be pretty entertaining, but then I read slashdot a lot...
It's neat, but rather than skin a battery, I wonder if those same things which were, and maybe still are, in the plastic packaging would be easier to work with
Not that it's a great sales tactic: "You don't need that wimpy ease-of-use"
Gotta keep the spin "Easy enough for *her*, so you can certainly handle it."
Yeah, well despite all the lipservice for equality, there's still plenty of cavemen who think only a man can do such-and-such. A remarkable comment on futuristic magazine ads, back in the 50's, projected the lady of the house still doing all the work, just with more high-tech, work-saving tools. Watch day-time TV and the message that men and women have the same roles from back then is still there.
Good leverage. Works with racism as a motivator, too. "Hey, that (insert ethnicity here) can do pretty good with a (insert tool here), guess I better be able to do as well or my arguments of everyone being inferior to (insert own ethnic group here) falls flat."
Americans tend to have a lot of levers, thanks to lingering puritanical attitudes (watch the super bowl half time show?;-) Careful how you try to apply them at work, though. The spin that "she can do it, so anyone should be" could land your butt on the sidewalk.
PHB's OTOH could probably care less. Hit them with the true TCO and they're half in the pocket. Problem I've run into is most have this dinosaur attitude that Microsoft makes everything easier. If only...
Who knows what Firefox is? Chrome? Phoenix? Camino? Thunderbird?
I agree on this ultra-minor nitpick. It's like a string of video game names. Each one flashy (except camino, esp for 'road') It's slightly tacky, but heck, it does give it some personality and why deny that?
IE, OTOH, is aptly named. Frequently I want to scream 'IIIIEEEEEEE!!!!' when attempting to use it. I use it for windows update and pretty much nothing else. Damn annoying browser if ever there was one.
The comparison is not quite relative - the bike is made by a premier Italian manufacturer which makes some of the most sought after bikes around (by top racers and normal folk alike), outfitted with top of the line components, while the laptop is an Acer with some paint and a badge stuck to it.
Indeed. My bike (by the same manufacturer) has the name of an italian adhesives manufacturer on it. I don't think they added any more to the quality than Ferrari does. Nice bike though.
This is just a business tactic to try and sway the devil that is Eisner..
Sway him to Comcast or sway him to get the hell out of the company and go fsck up some other company?
A property up for sale which may interest Mr. Eisner (the owner swears he is a changed (family) man and doesn't want it to go to another porn site, so maybe Michael could do something with it.
Assuming that this letter kicks the stool right out from under SCO (and Canopy) while they attempt
to raid the cookie jar, we now return to "copyrights, Copyrights, Who Owns the Copyrights?"
IIRC SCO claims the copyrights and Novell claims "NOT!" the battle, what's left of it shifts
to SCO having to defend themselves from Novell before they could proceed on anything else.
Looks pretty awful. I wonder when they'll exhibit some sense and give up, granted some heads would roll
at SCO, but it's been a long time coming.
Funny, I thought that the Ferrari F1 car has had bulletproof realiability this past 4 years.
How many years have they won the F1 constructors cup in a row now?
5 or 6?
Consumer versions of high performance cars, Ferrari included, run so close to tolerances they frequently require tweaking. More so with the older cars, but even the newer cars generally mean you shouldn't live too far from a certified Ferrari mechanic. If you want reliability that you don't spend a fortune maintaining, seek ye a more pedestrian (no pun intended) vehicle, as they are built to run accetably for long periods without tweaking.
"Lunokhod 1 actually toured the lunar Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) for 11 months in one of the greatest successes of the Soviet lunar exploration program" I wonder how they managed to get them to hold up (and be potentially useful) for that long? sheer dumb luck?
I remember the whispering propaganda of the 60's and 70's. "The soviets all use crapy electronics", "The soviets rockets all crash or explode", "The soviets are way behind the USA", etc. In reality, time has revealed that whatever their politics, the soviets showed great economy and resourcefullness (at a time many US rockets blew up, too but were less publicized) and succeded in many ways. That their information has been so overlooked rather underscores a propaganda war on the part of the USA (and make no mistake, since the day Kennedy launched the Space Program, there was a huge propaganda onslaught to make US look good, inspite of setbacks and disasters.)
I've never met an astronaut, but have met a cosmonaut, an intelligent and personable fellow, who was mercilessly grilled by a college professor on politics rather than the space programs.
The bug affects ASN.1 library and is remotely exploitable through authentication subsystems (Kerberos, NTLMv2) and applications that make use of SSL certificates."
That's no bug!
That's Intellectual Property!
"In other news: PanIP has filed suit claiming Microsoft's latest bug violates one or more of their patents."
Check out the new z990 T-Rex machine, it's an amazing piece.. Hard to imagine your running a 360!:D Your right, it's to time upgrade!
Oh, no kidding. This was over a decade ago we were looking. We opted for Pr1me, then after Pr1me went belly up we moved back to DEC with a couple Alpha Servers (geez they were fast!) For all I know they're still running Alpha's, but will likely shift to a Linux box, if they're smart. I left years ago and now push keys on a laptop and connect to some Unisys (NT) server which is overdue for replacement.
Ike is a handheld data capture device that integrates GPS, an electronic compass, a laser distance meter, an inclinometer, a digital camera, and a Pocket PC 2003 handheld in a single unit, ideal for GIS and other surveys."
So what exactly did you buy instead of s/390, a Unix box from HP? Most people who look into a s/390 have some idea what they are getting into you know (like having to hire an additional 5-20 extra staff members just to run the thing.).
We were, at the time running two systems, a DEC PDP-11 and an IBM 360/40 and were looking to consolidate operations on one system.
And your "house-cleaning" meant buying a 6000? Wow! To replace a bunch of Windows boxes, right??
IBM's house cleaning. I was just trying to pick up a cheesey little RS/6000 to host some stand-alone (sort of) application. After some of the huge defense cutbacks, years ago, many computer companies cut back or died. Pr1me is long gone, so is DEC. Burroughs (known for lawsuits) and Sperry merged to become Unisys. IBM shed people in the tens of thousands.
It's a shame, really that such a company became known for arrogant sales people. We turned down a system 390 because the sales people, rather than answering out questions, elected to respond in a "You're such stupid people, just hurry up and buy our machine" way. A few years later came the massive house-cleaning (which was overdue) when I was trying to arrange the purchase of an RS/6000 (where I was talking to a different salesman every week, whom had inherited all accounts from the privious victim)
Then there was the round-the-world tech support, which is so reminisent of today's outsource-to-India trend.
I like what I read about IBM these days, but haven't been in a position to buy from them lately, so don't have much current knowlege.
So instead of dialing 0, I'll just say shit over and over and try to sound as mad as possible.
Let me get this straight, you have to try to sound mad????
Man, who provides your support, I want them!!!
Ex: 3 minutes of blather and advertising before the menu, option you want isn't apparent so you spend 10 minutes jumping around and going through the blather and ads again, you finally seem to find where you mean to be and wait 20 minutes listening to elevator music which soulnds like it is played through a broken kazoo, you finally get a voice and either it's a recording telling you they are now closed (please call back during the hours you are at work and can't call them) or you do get a human who informs you that this is the wrong department and transfers you to another queue.
It's not all as bad as that, but if I were telekinetic there would be companies who would find their own equipment exploding in a shower of sparks and a few executives who would spontaneously fill their shorts (loudly) at the most inopportune times.
Hmm... Inspiration.
You hear a tinny voice say, "worst customer service, ever!"
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Sure, but who will audit the auditors? Where's their accountability? I certain some well meaning Microsoft supporters will tell the company of bugs (best be sure they don't reward you with some jail time), but I expect most won't be publicly revealed. This is the kind of thing, if it's backed up, and it looks like it is, which will get big press and do billions of dollars damage to Microsoft stock. How do you suppose they will handle damage control?
But I wonder how patches will be handled?
Oh, the usual way, as attachements to email with forged addresses sent from zombies.
100 GOSUB 7000 ; * Load stuff
110 GOSUB 900 ; * Show windows logo
120 GOSUB 20000 ; * Prompt for operator login
130 GOSUB 32000 ; * Fill half of memory with DLL's
140 GOSUB 16000 ; * Time waster loop
Seriously, the previous article lambasting open source for being vulnerable is nothing when compared to eyes backed with malicious intent poring over Windows source code for new exploits. So much for security through ignorance.
Why new name? 'Charleton', 'Fraud' or 'Pighead' seem to fit.
Back in the 30's and 40's Time and Life Magazine publisher, Harry Luce, overlooked the realities of Chaing kai-Shek's brutal regime in China, choosing to believe Chiang was a christian and a good leader, while Mao was a monster backed by the godless communists of Moscow. Luce's publications were the word. Too bad he had it wrong and couldn't see it. This guy is about as blind to reality.
Next!
So.. what's stopping you from putting up a really cool analog meter. I bet that could look pretty retro trick if done right with a decent meter, you could probably pick up at a local hamfest (it is hamfest season, isn't it? :-)
I think watching a needle swing back and forth would be pretty entertaining, but then I read slashdot a lot ...
Ok, I learned as a kid to test 9v batteries with my tongue, but how the heck do you test a AA cell with your mouth?
No problem for my mom in her prime. She raised 8 kids and as a teen I found out how strong she was when I mouthed off once.
It's neat, but rather than skin a battery, I wonder if those same things which were, and maybe still are, in the plastic packaging would be easier to work with
Gotta keep the spin "Easy enough for *her*, so you can certainly handle it."
Yeah, well despite all the lipservice for equality, there's still plenty of cavemen who think only a man can do such-and-such. A remarkable comment on futuristic magazine ads, back in the 50's, projected the lady of the house still doing all the work, just with more high-tech, work-saving tools. Watch day-time TV and the message that men and women have the same roles from back then is still there.
Good leverage. Works with racism as a motivator, too. "Hey, that (insert ethnicity here) can do pretty good with a (insert tool here), guess I better be able to do as well or my arguments of everyone being inferior to (insert own ethnic group here) falls flat."
Americans tend to have a lot of levers, thanks to lingering puritanical attitudes (watch the super bowl half time show? ;-) Careful how you try to apply them at work, though. The spin that "she can do it, so anyone should be" could land your butt on the sidewalk.
PHB's OTOH could probably care less. Hit them with the true TCO and they're half in the pocket. Problem I've run into is most have this dinosaur attitude that Microsoft makes everything easier. If only...
I agree on this ultra-minor nitpick. It's like a string of video game names. Each one flashy (except camino, esp for 'road') It's slightly tacky, but heck, it does give it some personality and why deny that?
IE, OTOH, is aptly named. Frequently I want to scream 'IIIIEEEEEEE!!!!' when attempting to use it. I use it for windows update and pretty much nothing else. Damn annoying browser if ever there was one.
Indeed. My bike (by the same manufacturer) has the name of an italian adhesives manufacturer on it. I don't think they added any more to the quality than Ferrari does. Nice bike though.
Sway him to Comcast or sway him to get the hell out of the company and go fsck up some other company?
A property up for sale which may interest Mr. Eisner (the owner swears he is a changed (family) man and doesn't want it to go to another porn site, so maybe Michael could do something with it.
No, I think SCO will become "SCO Donut Company" because that's what'll be on their bottom line, a donut.
IIRC SCO claims the copyrights and Novell claims "NOT!" the battle, what's left of it shifts to SCO having to defend themselves from Novell before they could proceed on anything else.
Looks pretty awful. I wonder when they'll exhibit some sense and give up, granted some heads would roll at SCO, but it's been a long time coming.
Consumer versions of high performance cars, Ferrari included, run so close to tolerances they frequently require tweaking. More so with the older cars, but even the newer cars generally mean you shouldn't live too far from a certified Ferrari mechanic. If you want reliability that you don't spend a fortune maintaining, seek ye a more pedestrian (no pun intended) vehicle, as they are built to run accetably for long periods without tweaking.
I remember the whispering propaganda of the 60's and 70's. "The soviets all use crapy electronics", "The soviets rockets all crash or explode", "The soviets are way behind the USA", etc. In reality, time has revealed that whatever their politics, the soviets showed great economy and resourcefullness (at a time many US rockets blew up, too but were less publicized) and succeded in many ways. That their information has been so overlooked rather underscores a propaganda war on the part of the USA (and make no mistake, since the day Kennedy launched the Space Program, there was a huge propaganda onslaught to make US look good, inspite of setbacks and disasters.)
I've never met an astronaut, but have met a cosmonaut, an intelligent and personable fellow, who was mercilessly grilled by a college professor on politics rather than the space programs.
A valid point, more so, a point of embarrassment if your Ferrari laptop has to be rebooted frequently during meetings.
"Enderle, what the hell is wrong with your laptop?"
"It's italian, sir."
"Well get a japanese one that works and doesn't make all the racket!"
The obvious downsides to haveing a Ferrari computer:
Authorized customer support means having your own personal tech, at the same rate as a car mechanic.
Tech charges same as the Ferrari auto mechanics, speaks only italian and probably dresses sharper than you.
It needs a tune up every other week to keep in top performance condition.
When it's old, it's no classic, it's slow and out of date and looks lame compared to some cheap POS.
In exchange for its eye catching appeal, you have to live in denial of its shortcomings.
One scratch and it's just another laptop.
When it craps out, it's just another piece of dead weight, just like all other laptops.
It looks cool until your boss has one, too.
People accustomed to getting the best bang for the buck have no idea who 'Ferrari' is.
It probably looks really bad when you try to declare this as a business expense on your tax return.
That's no bug!
That's Intellectual Property!
"In other news: PanIP has filed suit claiming Microsoft's latest bug violates one or more of their patents."
Oh, no kidding. This was over a decade ago we were looking. We opted for Pr1me, then after Pr1me went belly up we moved back to DEC with a couple Alpha Servers (geez they were fast!) For all I know they're still running Alpha's, but will likely shift to a Linux box, if they're smart. I left years ago and now push keys on a laptop and connect to some Unisys (NT) server which is overdue for replacement.
Still, it's missing a wasabi dispenser.
We were, at the time running two systems, a DEC PDP-11 and an IBM 360/40 and were looking to consolidate operations on one system.
And your "house-cleaning" meant buying a 6000? Wow! To replace a bunch of Windows boxes, right??
IBM's house cleaning. I was just trying to pick up a cheesey little RS/6000 to host some stand-alone (sort of) application. After some of the huge defense cutbacks, years ago, many computer companies cut back or died. Pr1me is long gone, so is DEC. Burroughs (known for lawsuits) and Sperry merged to become Unisys. IBM shed people in the tens of thousands.
Then there was the round-the-world tech support, which is so reminisent of today's outsource-to-India trend.
I like what I read about IBM these days, but haven't been in a position to buy from them lately, so don't have much current knowlege.
Let me get this straight, you have to try to sound mad????
Man, who provides your support, I want them!!!
Ex: 3 minutes of blather and advertising before the menu, option you want isn't apparent so you spend 10 minutes jumping around and going through the blather and ads again, you finally seem to find where you mean to be and wait 20 minutes listening to elevator music which soulnds like it is played through a broken kazoo, you finally get a voice and either it's a recording telling you they are now closed (please call back during the hours you are at work and can't call them) or you do get a human who informs you that this is the wrong department and transfers you to another queue.
It's not all as bad as that, but if I were telekinetic there would be companies who would find their own equipment exploding in a shower of sparks and a few executives who would spontaneously fill their shorts (loudly) at the most inopportune times.
Hmm... Inspiration.
You hear a tinny voice say, "worst customer service, ever!"